'The laser beam disrupts the missile's seeker head'
As national attention in Israel remains focused on aviation security, Elbit Systems' C-MUSIC defends all Israeli commercial airliners, as well civilian aircraft around the world, from the widening threat of shoulder-fired, heat-seeking missiles. The system,…
Assessment
Elbit Systems is marketing C-MUSIC as a proven defense against a specific and growing threat: shoulder-fired heat-seeking missiles aimed at civilian aircraft. The system's laser jamming approach is already installed on all Israeli commercial airliners, making it a live, not theoretical, solution. The key question is how quickly other nations and airlines will adopt this technology, given the expanding availability of such missiles to non-state actors.